Dwayne Johnson

Hunter Foster (Broadway's "Urinetown"), Sara Gettelfinger (Broadway's "Nine," "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels"), Veronica Kuehn, (off-Boadway's "Avenue Q"), ” Wesley Taylor (TV's “Smash”) and Kate Wetherhead (Broadway's "Legally Blonde") make up part of the casts on the three new musicals being developed this summer at the National Music Theater Conference at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford. The confeence, under the artistic direction of Paulette Haupt, runs June 22 to July 12. The shows are: "Broadcast," book and lyrics by...

Gloucester's Mary Williams, the Peninsula District Player of the Year, and Menchville sophomore Tori Browne were named to the All-Eastern Region girls' soccer team in a vote by the coaches.
The Monarchs' Madison Cobb and Jessica Korecky...

The once-great Jamestown High girls tennis dynasty has returned to the summit.
The Eagles, displaying considerable poise throughout the lineup, defeated Western Albemarle 5-3 Saturday at Virginia Tech for the final state Group AA championship in a...

Among area sports venues, Langley Speedway is as capable of throwing a curve ball as any. An on-track incident or postrace inspection decision can change the complexion of a division championship race in a heartbeat.
For the moment, however, Langley...

HAMPTON — C.E. Falk notched his fifth and sixth wins of the season by sweeping 63-lap twin Late Model Stock Car races, the headlining events of Saturday evening’s NASCAR Whelen All-American Series program at Langley Speedway. Looking to rebound from...

JAMES CITY — Though the Walter sisters met their match Tuesday afternoon, the Jamestown High girls tennis team still had enough depth to qualify for the state Group AA semifinals for the fifth year in a row.
The Eagles, coming from behind in three key...

HARRISONBURG --Smithfield's Marquis Childress and New Kent's boys' 3,200-meter relay team won state championships in the Group AA state track meet.
Childress jumped 21 feet, 10 1/4 inches to nip Brunswick's Dominique Hardy by a quarter of an inch on...

As soon as Woodside jumper Aaron Worrell landed into the bed of sand at Todd Stadium, he pounded his chest as if he was certain he had just done something big. He got up and walked away imbued with intensity and sporting an intimidating scowl.
Worrell...

HAMPTON — Randy Akers is back and in contention for a championship in the Super Street Division at Langley Speedway. He jokes that the Akers behind the wheel this season is a "kinder and gentler" version of the one who last drove regularly at...

Baseball:Coastal Plain League:The Peninsula Pilots incurred their first loss of the young season, dropping an 8-3 decision to the Wilson Tobs in North Carolina.The Tobs' first three batters -- LSU-Shreveport's Ridge Gonsoulin, Presbyterian's Billy Motroni...

In the late-1960s, The Unifics scored a string of soul hits including "Court of Love" and "The Beginning of My End." After many years away, the band was relaunched in 2004 by original members Al Johnson and Tom Fauntleroy.
Johnson,...

The Hampton Clean City Commission announces the winners in the YARDS (Yards Are Really Distinctive Showplaces) program for April and May 2013. Trained judges took into account 29 criteria in the evaluation process. These yards are tops in beauty,...

Asked about his team’s chances back in March, Gloucester softball coach Red Lindsay didn’t paint a pretty picture. And though some doubted his sincerity, especially given the return of flame thrower Makayla Jenkins, Lindsay had good reason to think that...

Wayne Motley, one of the top 45-and-over players in the Richmond area, will meet Harrison Suttle of Newport News for the men's 4.5-rated singles championship at 9 a.m. Monday in the Peninsula Tennis Patrons Association Memorial Day Tournament at...

HAMPTON -- Robbie Babb ran his unbeaten streak to four with his second doubleheader sweep of the season in Modified twin 30-lap races, the featured events of Saturday evening’s NASCAR Whelen All-American Series program at Langley Speedway. Babb...